PAST EVENTS
Elizabeth Avedon - Independent Curator and Consultant
Elizabeth Barragan - Director- Farmani Gallery
Lindsay Blatt - Daylight magazine- multimedia projects and photo editor
Elise Daher - Freelance Art Producer
Elaine Totten Davis - Coach
Jennifer Diamond- Event Space Producer - BH photo
Jeanine Fijol - Senior Photo Edtior - PDN
Julie Grahame - Publisher, A curator
Sara Hendricksen - Publicist- Allsworth press
Aurelie Jezequel- Editor in Chief Resource Magazine
Mia Kaplan- Freelance Art Curator
Stella Kramer - Photography Consultant, writer of ASMP's Sharpen and Stellazine blogs
David Laidler - Artist relations- Aurora select
Ruben Natal-San Miguel - Editor in Chief ARTmostfierce Arts Blog, curator, collector
Alex Niki- Publisher- Resource Magazine
Cara Phillips - Artist, blogger of women in photography
Jayne Rockmill - Book agent
Maggie Soladay - Social media expert, photo editor and SalaamGarage humanitarian media producer
Savannah Spirit- curator, Veaux projects
Courtney Strimple - Exhibitions Coordinator- Mixed Greens Gallery
Mary Virginia Swanson - Fine Art Consultant
Leslie Ann Wigon - Infinity pix- custom art services ( corporate buyer)
Laura Wyss - President, Wyssphoto, Inc.
MAY 26TH
LOCATION: CALUMET - 22 W. 22nd Street, 2nd fl
SCHEDULE:
6:00 Check-in
6:30 Introduction of reviewers
8:00 pm – 10 min break
9:00 pm – end of night
NOTE - THIS EVENT IS FREE AND ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF ASMP.
IN FACT, THIS MAY BE THE ONLY FREE REVIEW EVENT IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA. WE VALUE THE PARTICIPATION OF SO MANY OUTSTANDING REVIEWERS.
If you are a member, register here: http://www.asmp.org/education/event/register?venue_id=334
If you are interested in participating in the review and are not a member, you may do so by becoming a member of ASMP. This event is just one of many we offer throughout the year - including the members-only Commercial Portfolio Review in the fall.
To become a member of ASMP, join here: https://asmp.org/join/application-form
Suggestions for photographers to read before the portfolio review:
Mary Virginia Swanson
A participant in the Student Program at FotoFest 2010
Suggestions for photographers to prepare for, and information about, the review event:
Photographers will wait in a line behind a reviewer they want to see. If that line is long and you see a reviewer that is available, jump out of line and go see them - you never know!
You will see approx 7 to 10 people, depending on wait time. There is no guarantee which reviewers you will see.
You will have 10 minutes to present your work to each reviewer, listen to their comments, and ask questions. A 'one minute warning' will be given
We recommend bringing one body of work with 10 to 20 images - big enough that they get a sense but not so big that it is difficult to get through in the time available.
No portfolio over 16x20 will be allowed for ease of reviewers.
Make the packing material easy to get through so as not to slow down the review. Time spent on packing/unpacking is included in your 10 minutes.
Bring leave behinds and leave behind your ego! This is about getting advice and making connections - if someone doesn't respond to your work, ask why but don't pressure them- this might be common sense but some people start arguing with reviewers and that doesn't really work out so well.
Bring your resume, bio and statements. These should be easily organized because time spent searching for them is included in your 10 minutes.
Also remember to bring leave behinds for the people you didn't get to see.
Read the reviewer bios, below, some of which list the type of work the reviewers are interested in seeing.
We recommend you 'google' the reviewers ahead of time to learn more about them.
REVIEWERS CONFIRMED as of 4/20/10 - ( list subject to change based on availability)
Please click here for more information on our reviewers.
PRESS:
Elizabeth Avedon blog
Teresa Kruszewski blog
Registration ©OUNTS COPYRIGHT symposium
April 21, 2010
The American Society of Media Photographers presents an important symposium addressing the sweeping changes in the way images are used and distributed:
Copyright and the New Economy: Issues & Trends Facing Visual Artists
ASMP will bring together thought leaders representing different points of view on the subject of copyright to explore its significant issues, challenges and trends. ASMP believes that, in the face of sweeping changes in the way images are used and distributed, much can be gained by establishing a dialogue among representatives of the visual arts community, legal and governmental experts, and the publishing industry. This symposium is intended to seek sustainable business solutions by engaging in an important conversation about economic shifts in the industry, the current state of copyright, and what the future holds for those who produce and use visual works.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Times Center in New York
242 West 41st Street
New York, NY 10018
9am-5pm
Jonathan Torgovnik event
Event sponsor & door prize courtesy of:
ImageRights
Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7-9pm
ASMP ProSpeaker Series Presents Jonathan Torgovnik
Jonathan Torgovnik will present work form his recently completed long-term project "Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape" from Rwanda, which will include his Emmy nominated short multimedia film. He will also show images from a recent assignment covering the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. His presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
Jonathan Torgovnik is an award winning photographer whose work from various projects and assignments has been published in Newsweek, Aperture, GEO, The Sunday Times Magazine, Stern, Paris Match, and Mother Jones among others. Torgovnik has been a contract photographer for Newsweek since 2005 and is on the faculty of International Center of Photography. He is the author of two books: Bollywood Dreams (Phaidon, 2003) and Intended Consequences: Rwanda Children Born of Rape (Aperture, 2009). See more of his work at http://www.torgovnik.com/
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Time: 7-9pm
Doors open 6:30pm
Where: Soho Photo Gallery
15 White Street, New York, NY 10013, (212) 226-8571 (Google map)
Cost: ASMP members, students, non-members – Suggested Donation,
(Cash requested)
NOTE: All proceeds from this event will be donated to Foundation Rwanda, Torgovnik‘s non–profit that supports secondary school education for children born of rape during the Rwandan genocide (www.foundationrwanda.org).
Do you panic when you have to discuss money with a client? Do you talk too fast, ramble or sound indignant? Do you give in too fast to a lower price or broad licensing terms?
Join Blake Discher for his highly acclaimed lecture on how to win jobs. Blake will teach you the steps to become a top negotiator. This critical skill can change your business in the most profound way — more and better work! Blake will walk you through real world scenarios, show you how to listen and talk to prospects turning them into loyal clients.
Seminar topics:
• Learn how to prepare for a negotiation.
• Researching the client.
• Increasing your clout.
• Listening skills.
• When is it time to walk away?
• The follow-up is critical.
FULL DETAILS
When:
Thursday, February 25, 2010
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Doors open half an hour earlier.
Where:
The Brentwood Campus of Suffolk Community College
Long Island, NY
You will understand how your prospects think and why you sometimes get stuck “chasing sales”; a selling process that will help you be more effective in your conversations about money and the prospect’s budget; and discover the real reasons your prospects buy. Ultimately, you’ll learn how to close more sales, more effectively and more profitably.
The class meets every Wednesday starting January 27th through March 10th. NOTE: The class will not meets February 17th during President's week !
Doors open at 6:30 - class begins at 7 pm.
Register Here:
https://asmp.org/education/event/register?venue_id=265
ASMP member (General or Associate/Emerging) $175
Non Member $275
Students - $125
ASMPNY & Mary Virginia Swanson Lecture and Food Drive, November 16th.
Here are the links to the Fall 2009 handouts from MVS:
http://www.mvswanson.com/Downloadable/audience.pdf
http://www.mvswanson.com/Downloadable/fineart.pdf
PRESENTING YOUR WORK TO THE FINE ART COMMUNITY
Monday, November 16th, 2009, 7:00 PM
Check in and social time starts at 6:30 PM (beer & pizza)
WHERE:
Studio 385
385 Broadway (between White and Walker Streets), New York
COST:
ASMP members: FREE but are encouraged to bring a food donation
Non-ASMP members: $20 or $15 with a food donation
Students with I.D.: $5 or free with food donation
PRESENTING YOUR WORK TO THE FINE ART COMMUNITY
In this lecture, marketing consultant/educator Mary Virginia Swanson provides an overview of the fine art market for photographers.
Updated frequently, this lecture is a must for all photographers considering exploring the fine art market and provides current insights on marketing and details of upcoming deadlines and events.
DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTATION:
During this presentation, Mary Virginia Swanson will provide insights into the most efficient and effective avenues for introducing your work to industry professionals towards presenting your work in the collectible fine art market.
She will discuss the strategies surrounding submitting work to national and international juried exhibitions and portfolio review events such as FotoFest, Photolucida and European festivals. Art fairs such as AIPAD and Photo LA will be discussed from the standpoint of assessing market trends and helping artists determine which dealers will be most appropriate for their work.
Swanson will also cover the professional practices necessary to effectively present your photographs in the market, as well as sharing examples of effective self-promotion materials in print and on-line formats.
Handouts with related information will be shared with participants.
ABOUT MARY VIRGINIA SWANSON:
Mary Virginia Swanson makes it her goal to help photographers find the strengths in their work and identify appreciative audiences in today’s marketplace. Swanson has a diverse professional background, having coordinated educational, publication and exhibition programs for a wide range of institutions and businesses in our field, and is considered an expert in the area of marketing and licensing fine art. Swanson currently works individually with photographers as a marketing consultant and her workshops and lectures on the subjects of marketing awareness and opportunities have proven to aid countless photographers in moving their careers to the next level.
For more information on Mary Virginia Swanson please visit: http://www.mvswanson.com
For more information click here
ASMP CT Chapter Jay Maisel event
“Light, gesture, and color form the basis of all my images. This, coupled with an awareness of figure-ground relationship or photographic optical illusions, constitute half of the presentation,” says Maisel. “I will show you why and how images challenge perception. You do not always see what you think you see.”
Since his professional career started in 1954, Jay Maisel’s images have been used for advertising, editorial and corporate communications worldwide. He is widely exhibited and has numerous prints in private, corporate and museum collections. His books include Light in America, On Assignment (Photographers at Work), Jay Maisel’s New York, and his latest, A Tribute.
Jay has taught workshops since 1966 in Maine, NYC, Houston, Truckee, Aspen, Jamaica, Santa Fe, Italy and British Columbia, and he has lectured all over the USA, Australia and New Zealand. In fact, he will host six five-day workshops at his lower Manhattan studio alone this year.
His awards include the ASMP Life Time Achievement award, ASMP Photographer of the Year, International Center of Photography’s Infinity Award, and the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame.
Jay is a native of Brooklyn, New York. He earned his B.F.A. at Yale University and is a 1952 graduate of The Cooper Union where he majored in painting. At the beginning of his career, he worked with Swiss painter and photographer Herbert Matter, known best for his pioneering work in creating photomontages, and Alexi Brodovitch, who pioneered the role of the magazine art director in America at Harper’s Bazaar.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
7:00 PM
Doors open half an hour earlier.
Where:
Yale University, Linsley-Chittenden Hall, Rm 102, 63 High St.
New Haven, CT
This event is FREE, but please register to reserve a seat.
Pre-registration required to be eligible for door prizes.
The product of two years of extensive research, dpBestflow offers the latest in digital imaging best practices for maintaining the quality and integrity of your images. dpBestflow is the product of United States Library of Congress-funded research through its National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program.
This special evening will offer a short presentation by dpBestflow educators Judy Herrmann and Jay Kinghorn, as well as an introduction by Richard Anderson, Project Director, and Peter Krogh, Senior Project Manager. Special guests include Carolyn Arms, Phil Michel, Carl Fleishhauer, and Martha Anderson of the Library of Congress Management Team, as well as Patti Russotti, Richard Kelly and Eugene Mopsik.
When:
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
7:00 PM
Doors open half an hour earlier.
Where:
Navy Memorial Auditorium, 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC
music and entertainment industry. His side projects include
silk-screen printing, animation and spinning jazz, funk and
soul wax. Check out his latest at www.billgaines.com
Andrew Eastmond is a London transplant with 1st class skills
as a selector. A graphic designer by day, by night he is a tailoring
wizard serving up classic threads for men every other week at the
Brooklyn Flea.
Thursday, December 10, 2009,
School of Visual Arts
ASMP members, Non-ASMP members, Students - Free
EVENT - March 24 - 6:30pm
Learning From the Big Guys - How Does a Photographer Become a Brand? with Beth Taubner of Mercurylab
Photo: © Frank Rocco
Sponsored by:
Brands are about the marriage of fact and narrative. It's important to convey what makes you different - your special capabilities and traits - so that potential clients can easily understand what sets you apart from the competition. We will analyze über-brands that have been constructed based on an individual's identity (real or assumed), as well as well-known photographers and artists to see how they have done it. This talk is about sharpening your perception skills, so that you can talk articulately about your own - and your client's - brand. You will come away thinking like a brand strategist, and with some practical tools to use in looking at your own brand.
Admission:
Members = Free
Non Member = $30.00 at the door
Students = $5.00 at the door
Register here
http://www.asmp.org/education/event/register?venue_id=317
Time: March 24, 2010
7 PM - 9 PM, Doors open at 6:30 PM
Pizza and Refreshments provided
SOHO PHOTO (MAP)
15 White Street (between Church Street and West Broadway)
New York City, 10013
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Special offer!
Take heart! As part of "Learning from the Big Guys", Beth is offering special consultations to ASMP members who attend the presentation. The most successful brands distill intellect, heart, and strategy to achieve ongoing success, and you can, too.
A one hour consultation, normally priced at $225, will be offered at the special rate of $175. In this overview meeting, we'll examine your concerns and goals and look for the connects and disconnects in your current brand communications -- or find out if you are communicating in a branded way at all.
For members who would like to delve deeper into their brand in order to effect real change, a three hour consultation is available for $500 (normally $775), in which we will work towards distilling what we call your "Brand DNA" -- your bona fides -- so that you can communicate a clearer and more integrated brand voice. In this session, we will review your portfolio as it reflects your particular characteristics, and develop a task list that will help you to put your new brand awareness into concrete action resulting in tangible changes.
Specially priced consultations must be booked and paid in advance within thirty days of "Learning from the Big Guys" presentation.
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Beth Taubner of Mercurylab has been a Creative Director and Brand Strategist working with creative communications for the past twenty years. She has created branding programs and concepts, visuals and communications for publishing, retailers, educators and creative professionals in the United States, the UK, and worldwide. Her clients have ranged from well-known American brands such as A&E, Sears, Chase, Stop & Shop and Miramax Films to the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University, LA Style Magazine, Conde Nast Brides, and International Newsweek. She plays an ongoing role in defining and implementing the brands of many well-known photo agencies, and works closely on brand identification and visual development with some of the top photographers in the world.
ASMPNY is proud to be producing a fundraiser for DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS' Haiti Relief Efforts at the VERGE ART FAIR, NYC, March 4th - 7th. Curated by ELIZABETH AVEDON.
More than 100 prints donated by ASMP members will be on sale for $100 each at a booth donated by the Verge Art Fair and 100% of all sales go directly to DWB.
Stop by our Booth at the fair!! Take home some great art!! And support Doctors Without Borders!!
Work available from John Dolan, Aaron Lee Fineman, Deborah Gilbert, Robert Hooman, Michelle Kawka, Salem Krieger, Stephen Mallon, Cynthia Matthews, Philip Mauro, Margaret McCarthy, Viviane Moos, Clayton Price, Susan May Tell, Gilberto Tadday, and more!
Please click here for a PDF with more information
PROFESSIONAL PREVIEW*
Thursday, 4 March, Noon - 6 pm
OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW RECEPTION
Thursday, 4 March, 6 to 10 pm
PUBLIC HOURS
Friday & Saturday, 5 - 6 March, Noon to 8 pm
Sunday, 7 March, Noon to 6 pm
TICKETS AT THE DOOR
Opening night preview: $20
General admission: $10
Students and Seniors: $5
Free Pass available for download from Verge's FaceBook Fan Page - Verge Art Fair FACEBOOK FANPASS
LOCATION
The Dylan Hotel
52 East 41st Street, New York (MAP)
Thank you VERGE ART FAIR - http://www.vergeartfair.com/Verge_NYC_Exhibitors_Announce.html
Thank you ELIZABETH AVEDON - http://www.elizabethavedon.com/
Click here for more information about DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS' relief efforts in Haiti
*PLEASE NOTE: Admission to the Professional Preview is given to press and VIP(both Verge, Armory Show and Volta cards are accepted) cardholders only.
The Opening Night Preview is for those cardholders and for paid public admission.
For more information contact:
Stephen Mallon - stephen@stephenmallon.com - 917.554.3871
Susan May Tell - susan@susanmaytell.com - 917.733.6553
ASMP Sales Training Seminars
ASMP NY is offering a six session sales training in conjunction with Sandler Training, a world leader in innovative sales training. It will be a six session program from January through March, to help you feel more comfortable in your selling role as a photographer.
It's not too late to join!
You will understand how your prospects think and why you sometimes get stuck “chasing sales”; a selling process that will help you be more effective in your conversations about money and the prospect’s budget; and discover the real reasons your prospects buy. Ultimately, you’ll learn how to close more sales, more effectively and more profitably.
The class meets every Wednesday starting January 27th through March 10th. NOTE: The class will not meets February 17th during President's week !
Doors open at 6:30 - class begins at 7 pm.
Register Here:
https://asmp.org/education/event/register?venue_id=265
ASMP member (General or Associate/Emerging) $175
Non Member $275
Students - $125
Where:
SoHo Photo
15 White Street
NYC, NY NY 10013-2406
map
Mary Virginia Swanson Lecture and Food Drive, November 16th 2009.
Here are the links to the Fall 2009 handouts from MVS:
http://www.mvswanson.com/Downloadable/audience.pdf
http://www.mvswanson.com/Downloadable/fineart.pdf
Monday, November 16th, 2009, 7:00 PM
Check in and social time starts at 6:30 PM (beer & pizza)
WHERE:
Studio 385
385 Broadway (between White and Walker Streets), New York
COST:
ASMP members: FREE but are encouraged to bring a food donation
Non-ASMP members: $20 or $15 with a food donation
Students with I.D.: $5 or free with food donation
The food will be delivered to one of the needy food pantries in NYC. Please bring non-perishable food!
Register here now!
PRESENTING YOUR WORK TO THE FINE ART COMMUNITY
In this lecture, marketing consultant/educator Mary Virginia Swanson provides an overview of the fine art market for photographers.
Updated frequently, this lecture is a must for all photographers considering exploring the fine art market and provides current insights on marketing and details of upcoming deadlines and events.
DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTATION:
During this presentation, Mary Virginia Swanson will provide insights into the most efficient and effective avenues for introducing your work to industry professionals towards presenting your work in the collectible fine art market.
She will discuss the strategies surrounding submitting work to national and international juried exhibitions and portfolio review events such as FotoFest, Photolucida and European festivals. Art fairs such as AIPAD and Photo LA will be discussed from the standpoint of assessing market trends and helping artists determine which dealers will be most appropriate for their work.
Swanson will also cover the professional practices necessary to effectively present your photographs in the market, as well as sharing examples of effective self-promotion materials in print and on-line formats.
Handouts with related information will be shared with participants.
ABOUT MARY VIRGINIA SWANSON:
Mary Virginia Swanson makes it her goal to help photographers find the strengths in their work and identify appreciative audiences in today’s marketplace. Swanson has a diverse professional background, having coordinated educational, publication and exhibition programs for a wide range of institutions and businesses in our field, and is considered an expert in the area of marketing and licensing fine art. Swanson currently works individually with photographers as a marketing consultant and her workshops and lectures on the subjects of marketing awareness and opportunities have proven to aid countless photographers in moving their careers to the next level.
For more information on Mary Virginia Swanson please visit: http://www.mvswanson.com
For more information click here
Please click here to see the complete list of confirmed reviewers with their biographies.
Coverage:
Stella Kramer's blog: http://stellakramer.com/blog/2009/10/where-were-you.html
Cecilia Marchall's blog: http://artproduce.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/asmpny-portfolio-review/
Catherine Talese's blog: http://www.spd.org/2009/10/portfolio-review.php
205 Hudson Street (Penthouse)
New York, NY 10013
Please click here to see the list of reviewers.
Michele Hadlow- Photo Editor - Forbes - www.forbes.com
Anne Davidson - Director of photography - Time inc. Custom Publishing - www.timeinc.com- CANCELLED
Jill Waterman - Editor, ASMP bulletin, PDN EDU - asmp.org/tutorials/asmp-bulletin, PDNEDU
Audrie Lawrence- Photo Editor @ People Magazine, and agent @ REDUX Pictures
Anna Dickson, portrait editor @ RETNA, Freelance editor Popular Photo magazine
Updated: Link to PDF added.
HDR: The tool not the effect
As the term "HDR" is fast beginning to occupy more and more of the photographers mind. We will define HDR and how to use it as a tool not a look. How it's being used in the commercial world of photography today as well as the fine art world. What is the future of HDR and how you as a photographer can start utilizing this powerful tool. Hosted by Rocky Kenworthy of Dot Editions.
Link to PDF:
NY, NY 10001
6:30pm - 9pm
Curious about who's using your images? Are copyright violations eating away at your profits? ImageRights offers a new service that works ceaselessly and efficiently to look for your images online, identify who's using them and how. Monthly subscriptions start at only $9.95. www.imagerights.com
Learning From the Big Guys - How Does a Photographer Become a Brand? with Beth Taubner of Mercurylab
March 24, 2010
Photo: © Frank Rocco
Sponsored by:
Brands are about the marriage of fact and narrative. It's important to convey what makes you different - your special capabilities and traits - so that potential clients can easily understand what sets you apart from the competition. We will analyze über-brands that have been constructed based on an individual's identity (real or assumed), as well as well-known photographers and artists to see how they have done it. This talk is about sharpening your perception skills, so that you can talk articulately about your own - and your client's - brand. You will come away thinking like a brand strategist, and with some practical tools to use in looking at your own brand.
Admission:
Members = Free
Non Member = $30.00 at the door
Students = $5.00 at the door
Register here
http://www.asmp.org/education/event/register?venue_id=317
Time: March 24, 2010
7 PM - 9 PM, Doors open at 6:30 PM
Pizza and Refreshments provided
SOHO PHOTO (MAP)
15 White Street (between Church Street and West Broadway)
New York City, 10013
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Special offer!
Take heart! As part of "Learning from the Big Guys", Beth is offering special consultations to ASMP members who attend the presentation. The most successful brands distill intellect, heart, and strategy to achieve ongoing success, and you can, too.
A one hour consultation, normally priced at $225, will be offered at the special rate of $175. In this overview meeting, we'll examine your concerns and goals and look for the connects and disconnects in your current brand communications -- or find out if you are communicating in a branded way at all.
For members who would like to delve deeper into their brand in order to effect real change, a three hour consultation is available for $500 (normally $775), in which we will work towards distilling what we call your "Brand DNA" -- your bona fides -- so that you can communicate a clearer and more integrated brand voice. In this session, we will review your portfolio as it reflects your particular characteristics, and develop a task list that will help you to put your new brand awareness into concrete action resulting in tangible changes.
Specially priced consultations must be booked and paid in advance within thirty days of "Learning from the Big Guys" presentation.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beth Taubner of Mercurylab has been a Creative Director and Brand Strategist working with creative communications for the past twenty years. She has created branding programs and concepts, visuals and communications for publishing, retailers, educators and creative professionals in the United States, the UK, and worldwide. Her clients have ranged from well-known American brands such as A&E, Sears, Chase, Stop & Shop and Miramax Films to the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University, LA Style Magazine, Conde Nast Brides, and International Newsweek. She plays an ongoing role in defining and implementing the brands of many well-known photo agencies, and works closely on brand identification and visual development with some of the top photographers in the world.
ASMPNY at Root
AMSP NEW YORK IMAGE 09 : Winners Showcase
Exhibit: August 21-29, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, August 21, 2009, 6-9PM
http://www.asmp.org/image09/gallery09.php
Exhibition catalogue available for purchase.
Book design by Nicolai Froehlich
Farmani gallery
111 Front Street, Gallery 212. - MAP
Brooklyn (dumbo), New York 11201
Phone: 718.578.4478
Ed Han, SVP / Creative Director, Publicis, one of the judges of the exhibition, is featured in Photo District News article.
Competition to find Ten Innovative International Photogs
WIN-Initiative, a boutique stock agency created by award-winning photographer Hans Neleman, and Resource magazine, the publication guide for photo industry professionals, have joined forces to host their first ever FREE competition, 10 Best 10.
Open to photographers (both nationally and abroad) the 10 Best 10 contest aims to find today’s most striking, poignant, evocative and arresting imagery, as photographed by the most daring and innovative shooters around. To ensure maximum exposure, the contest is not only free of charge, but also free of categories and explicit rules. The only criterion to submit entries is that participants submit what they consider to be their best work. Up to 10 images can be uploaded at the competition’s Web site www.resource.win-competition.com.
The panel of esteemed judges include Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor Stella Kramer of New York Times and Newsweek fame, graphic designer David Carson and Time Out New York photo editor Roberto De Luna, among others. The judges will select the 10 best images from all the submissions that they feel encompass originality, technique and vision.
“WIN-Initiative wanted to join forces with Resource in creating the contest for several reasons,” says WIN founder Hans Neleman. “The working model for WIN has been to help rising photographers grow into established, earning professionals. WIN achieves this goal by providing cameras, equipment and even free workshops to our team of photographers, all in the name of fostering commercially viable, superb talent,” he adds. When asked about the purpose of the contest, Neleman says, “WIN views the 10 Best 10 competition as yet another way in which to help rising and established talent compete in the changing global marketplace.”
For more information, visit www.win-initiative.com
Event: 7:00 PM
Refreshments and Food: 9:00 PM
non-ASMP members: $30
students with I.D.: $10
NYC Portfolio Review Sessions - June 20, 2009
This En Foco program offers one-on-one reviews with several arts professionals on the same day, in a supportive, nurturing and affordable environment. Reviewers can advise about opportunities and/or provide guidance on career development.
Each review session lasts for 20 minutes; photographers are guaranteed a minimum of three reviews and receive a ‘gift bag.’ Upon registration, participants will receive an article written by photo marketing expert Mary Virginia Swanson, on how to best prepare themselves for the Review.
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 10am-5pm
Location: Calumet Photographic 22 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010
Cost: $140 = members on En Foco (current through July 09)
$190 = non- members
If you create, distribute or use digital photos, you'd better be!
To protect your copyrights ... To make money licensing photography ... To smooth your workflow ... To track image use ... To find images you need ... To find them again ... You need to understand and use photo metadata.
We can help. The Stock Artists Alliance, partnered with the Library of Congress and supported by industry partners, is on a mission to promote industrywide use of standard photo metadata in every digital image file.
Register now to attend a FREE getMETAsmart event
Join us for an evening and learn how to make metadata work for you to better protect your copyrights, support your licensing efforts, smooth your workflow, and better manage your digital assets. We'll make the case for why you NEED photo metadata. And then we'll show you how easily you can get meta-smart! These evening events are free, but space is limited. To reserve a place, go to www.photometadata.org
Learn more about metadata at www.PhotoMetadata.org
At our new website, you'll find everything you wanted to know about metadata ... but were afraid to ask. You'll find extensive guides to metadata standards and best practices, paired with links to other resources. Coming soon: screencast tutorials to show you how to embed metadata working with popular software.
About us The Stock Artists Alliance is the only trade association focused on the business of stock photography. Learn more at www.stockartistsalliance.org
FREE Events
Seattle / June 11
San Francisco / June 17
Los Angeles / June 18
New York / June 22
Washington DC / June 25
Atlanta / July 21
Chicago
Tucson
Learn More and Register Now:
ASMP/NY Board member Susan May Tell and special guest, NY Post staff photographer G.N. Miller, hosted a workshop on photojournalism for high school photography students at Tell's studio on May 13th. Their teacher, photographer Linda Kessler, Instructor of Art/Photography at Brooklyn College Academy, which is a public high school in Coney Island, had contacted ASMP to arrange this.
In addition to general information about photojournalism, with some great questions asked by the students, Tell and Miller discussed the benefit of owning the rights to their images and registering them with the Copyright Office. Tell showed a photo she took of Saddam Hussein which had been published at least one hundred times, including as the covers of TIME and The Economist, and explained that she was paid each time it was published. Miller discussed an exclusive image he took of Tupac Shakur which had been used without authorization by some major media outlets; he explained that his case was handled and settled by heavyweight IP attorney Ed Greenberg because Miller had registered the image with the © office. Students requested information about how/where to register their images and wrote it in their notebooks. One of Kessler's students took First Place in the Professional Women's Photography annual competition this year.
All photos © Linda Kessler.
Contemporary works of art, paintings, sculpture,
films, photographs and historical ephemera
Works by robert & robbie bailey, todd boebel, matilde damele, françois deschamps,
richard eagan, emily feinstein, hazel hankin, robert hickman,
hawley Hussey, bill jacobson, marc kehoe, salem krieger, laure leber,
andrew lichtenstein, doni lucas, ingrid ludt, barbara mensch, philomena marano,
ann murphy, bethany obrecht, james reeder, arthur robins, molly schwartz,
susan shapiro and robert vizzini.
On view MAY 29th – JULY 12th, 2009
Opening reception: Friday MAY 29th: 6-9pm
RICHARD EAGAN & PHILOMENA MARANO founders of The Coney Island Hysterical Society
in conversation Saturday June 13th at 4pm
Is Your Web Site Making You Money?
Do you know what good search engine results mean for your business? How do you direct clients to your site? Is your web site getting buyers to stop and take notice? And, what do you do when the phone actually rings?
Blake Discher combines his Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expertise with his successful photo business savvy in this head-spinning evening seminar. Do not miss this chance to learn how to market your business with web smart tactics. Blake talks candidly about what your web site needs to make it work for you.
Seminar topics:
Learn why your web search engine rank matters.
Design tips for web site usability.
Real world answers on how to improve your site's search ranking.
What do art buyers want in a web site?
Marketing to improve your web traffic.
Skills for building long-term clients after your web site gets their attention.
For a preview of what Blake will talk about, read this article on SEO that he wrote for ADBASE.
Detroit photographer Blake Discher specializes in people photography for leading editorial publications and Fortune 500 corporations for advertising and annual reports throughout the world.
Blake's fascination with photography began in the eighth grade and he's been hooked ever since. He unselfishly shares his knowledge with students and other photographers through his involvement with the American Society of Media Photographers, most recently as an educator in ASMP's successful Strictly Business 2 conferences.
It's Blake's keen ability to make subjects feel at ease in front of the camera that takes him around the world to produce award-winning photographs for clients such as General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, American Airlines and Oracle.
A professional photographer for 20 years, he shares his home with his wife Lesley and his four year old son Blake. When not working, he's usually tinkering with one of his British-made vintage Triumph automobiles. His work can be seen at www.fireflystudios.com. In addition, Blake's other company, www.go-seo.com, consults for small businesses in search engine optimization.
When:
Monday, May 18, 2009
7:00 PM
Social time starts at 6:30 PM
Studio 385, 385 Broadway
New York, NY
Pre-registration required to be eligible for door prizes.
35.00 — ASMP Member
60.00 — Non-Member
50.00 — Professional Association member*
20.00 — Student*
0.00 — Student/Faculty of hosting institution*
One ADBASE Premium subscription ($1695 value)
A gift certificate for $800 from Livebooks
-Fovea Exhibitions
-400 Square
-Mt Beacon (in May will be showing a solo exhibit of photography)
-BAU
-(across the street here is the Hudson Beach Glass with a glass making studio, very popular)
-Photographers Place
-Back Room Gallery
For more information regarding the galleries please visit: http://maykr.blogspot.com/2008/09/400-square-brings-more-photography-to.html
Reception: 6:30pm (beer and pizza)
Presentation: 7pm
Location: Focus Rentals (map)
599 11th ave @45th Street, New York 10036
212-937-1037
Do you know what good search engine results mean for your business? How do you direct clients to your site? Is your web site getting buyers to stop and take notice? And, what do you do when the phone actually rings?
Blake Discher combines his Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expertise with his successful photo business savvy in this head-spinning evening seminar. Do not miss this chance to learn how to market your business with web smart tactics. Blake talks candidly about what your web site needs to make it work for you.
Seminar topics:
Learn why your web search engine rank matters.
Design tips for web site usability.
Real world answers on how to improve your site's search ranking.
What do art buyers want in a web site?
Marketing to improve your web traffic.
Skills for building long-term clients after your web site gets their attention.
For a preview of what Blake will talk about, read this article on SEO that he wrote for ADBASE.
Detroit photographer Blake Discher specializes in people photography for leading editorial publications and Fortune 500 corporations for advertising and annual reports throughout the world.
Blake's fascination with photography began in the eighth grade and he's been hooked ever since. He unselfishly shares his knowledge with students and other photographers through his involvement with the American Society of Media Photographers, most recently as an educator in ASMP's successful Strictly Business 2 conferences.
It's Blake's keen ability to make subjects feel at ease in front of the camera that takes him around the world to produce award-winning photographs for clients such as General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, American Airlines and Oracle.
A professional photographer for 20 years, he shares his home with his wife Lesley and his four year old son Blake. When not working, he's usually tinkering with one of his British-made vintage Triumph automobiles. His work can be seen at www.fireflystudios.com. In addition, Blake's other company, www.go-seo.com, consults for small businesses in search engine optimization.
When:
Monday, May 18, 2009
7:00 PM
Social time starts at 6:30 PM
New York, NY
For a preview of what Blake will talk about, read this article on SEO that he wrote for ADBASE.
Amazing Door Prizes
One ADBASE Premium subscription ($1695 value)
A gift certificate for $800 from Livebooks
This program is sponsored by
Reception: 6:30pm (beer and pizza)
Presentation: 7pm
Location: Focus Rentals (map)
599 11th ave @45th Street, New York 10036
212-937-1037
F#CK THE RECE$$ION 2 Party
According to James Danziger the recession is "roaring to a close."
We like to think our party at Some Studio helped in its own small way.
The event was free and open to all.
Tuesday April 28th, 2009.
April 22nd, 2009 - 6:30pm
Stephan Sagmiller - RAW Talk
RAW Talk is an insider look, "under the hood" of RAW processing tools giving photographers both in-depth technical understanding and the aesthetic groundwork to use those tools to create powerful new images. Senior Retoucher, Stephan Sagmiller will discuss advanced RAW development technique using Adobe Lightroom and CS4.
For more information about Stephan visit http://www.CYANJACK.com
Topics Include:
-Using camera profiles for better gradations.
-Creative color with camera calibration
-Figure ground - Local adjustments
-Using gradients
-Retouching in RAW
-Emotive color adjustments
-Developing styles with presets
-Saturation vs. Vibrance
-Zone targeted curve adjustments for detail
-Depth, Point curves vs. parametric
-Raw processing Workflow
When: 6:30pm, April 22, 2009
SOHO PHOTO
15 White Street (between Church Street and West Broadway)
New York City, 10013
pizza and drinks at 6:30pm
event begins at 7pm
Cost:
FREE - ASMP Member
30.00 - Non-member
0.00 - Student with I.D.
KEH.COM
ASMPNY Annual Fine Art Portfolio Review (pdf bio's of the reviewers here)
Date: March 31st, 2009 at 6:30 PM.
You will have 10-15 minutes to present your work to each reviewer.
You will be given a printed bio listing the type of work the reviewers are interested in seeing. You can google all of the people to find out more ahead of time.
We recommend bringing one body of work of up to 20 images - big enough that they get a sense but not so big that it is difficult to get through in the time available.
Make the packing material easy to get through so as not to slow down the review.
Bring leave behinds and leave behind your ego! This is about getting advice and making connections - if someone doesn't respond to your work, ask why but don't pressure them- this might be common sense but some people start arguing with reviewers and imho that doesn't really work out so well.
Bring your resume, bio and statements. You will see approx 7 to 10 people, depending on wait time. With 27 reviewers if they all make it we will be in great shape. Also remember to bring leave behinds for the people you didn't get to see. If you see a reviewer that is available jump out of line and go see them - you never know!
At the end there will be a cocktail hour at the space- ASMPNY is requesting that you put your folios down and pick up your glass and mingle and socialize - no more reviews!
April 16th, 2009 - 6:30pm
ASMPNY Braintrust / Peer Group Quarterly meeting
ASMPNY Braintrust Program
SOHO PHOTO
15 White Street (between Sixth Avenue and West Broadway)
New York City, 10013
pizza and drinks at 6:30pm
event begins at 7pm
Bruce Davidson at Parsons
March 4, 2009, 7:00 PM
The Photographer's Survival Guide (for Today's Market) with Suzanne Sease and Amanda Sosa Stone
Today's photography assignment world is changing dramatically. With so much world devastation, the dot-com market going bust, stock vs. assignment, etc. ... how is a photographer to keep up?
Suzanne Sease and Amanda Sosa Stone are presenting a solution: The Photographer's Survival Guide (for Today's Market). This program is for all levels of photographers - those who are just starting and those who have been in the business for years and want to take it to the next level. The program is a 2-hour presentation and each participant will receive a "Survivor's Guide." The Guide covers everyday photography business basics to those uncomfortable "what do I do" moments in our industry.
The basics include information on:
- who to market to
- how to present it
- copies of estimates expected by clients
- copies of invoices that are expected when the project is finished
and everything in between! (like crew expectation to making the client feel like, well, the client.)
- The "what do I do" moments include real-life situations that arise in the industry. The Survivor's Guide is also a resource guide with helpful information including:
- correct usage terms
- portfolio makers
- website builders
- printers & fulfillment houses
- deadlines for important award shows (crucial to enter for greater success)
The bottom line... this is the photographer's guide on how to survive in this industry.
When: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 7:00 PM
Doors open half an hour earlier.
Where: Studio 385 (Google Map)
385 Broadway, #3F, New York, NY
Register today! at http://www.asmp.org/commerce/education/register.php?venue_id=106
Cost:
25.00 - ASMP Member
45.00 - Non-member
35.00 - Professional Association member*
0.00 - Student*
The Speakers:
For complete biographies, please visit the websites of Suzanne Sease and Amanda Sosa.
One-on-one consultations are available with limited spaces at $200.00 per hour - please call Amanda at 407-849-6660 or Suzanne at 804-741-9070 to make an appointment.
When you register, you will be entered to win over $3000 in prizes
The program is made possible by these sponsors:
FREE North American and European edition, valued at $1725
$800 credit toward a liveBooks site
The Brand Envy Consultation from Lost Luggage value at $300
Peter Krogh, the guru of Digital Asset Management (DAM) will demistify this perilous area of technology.
Time: 6:30PM - 9PM
Studio 385
385 Broadway, NYC (Broadway at White Street)
Are you overwhelmed by all your digital images? Are you struggling with image retrieval? And, what about archiving?
Peter Krogh presents a fresh update of his popular Digital Asset Management program, Get your DAM Stuff Together 2. Peter helps you understand how the various parts of your digital photography collection fit together in a usable workflow. Learn to automate your entire workflow for added speed and security. Peter helps you understand what each available tool does, and when to use it in a integrated workflow. We'll also take a look as some other newer technology that is emerging. Peter will show you some very promising methods for GPS tagging and data validation.
"Run, don't walk to this seminar!"
— Thomas A. Kelly
"Peter Krogh explains and demystifies the WHY and HOW of the daunting but essential process of digital asset management in a clear, concise, and comprehensible style."
— Greg Heisler
"Peter Krogh's patience never flagged, and the depth of his knowledge, and his skill at communicating it, was astounding. Very highly recommended."
— Maxwell MacKenzie
"DAM useful stuff learned in Peter's DAM seminar."
— Michael Stewart
"Peter's DAM seminar is the perfect complement to his book: I came away with my first complete understanding of the ENTIRE workflow I will use everyday."
— Steve Uzzell
Seminar Topics:
Metadata
Formats
Configure and implement hardware storage
Lightroom 2 and Expression Media 2
ImageIngester Pro 3
Extensive Q&A session
Cost:
35.00 — ASMP Member
60.00 — Non-member
50.00 — Professional Association member
20.00 — Student
The Presenter:
Photographer Peter Krogh brings a creative approach and twenty years experience to the challenging subject of digital asset management. Besides contributing many of the articles in ASMP's digital photography resources, Krogh is the author of The DAM Book, published last year by O'Reilly. It's full of info on today's best practices for filing, finding, protecting and reusing digital photos.
Peter Krogh is also an Alpha tester for Adobe and a part of Microsoft's Icons of Imaging Program. He speaks worldwide on workflow, collection management, metadata, and storage issues. He is on the board of directors of ASMP and serves on its Digital Standards Committee.
Door Prize
A copy of Microsoft Expression Media (a $299 value)
Hank Willis Thomas at Strand Books
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 7PM
An Eye on the Strand Event with Hank Willis Thomas Pitch Blackness
Hank Willis Thomas gained wide recognition with his highly provocative series B(r)ANDED, which addresses the commodification of African-American male identity by raising questions about visual culture and the power of logos. Pitch Blackness, his first monograph, includes selections from this series and several others. With his characteristic pointedness and dark humor, Willis Thomas shows in Pitch Blackness why he is considered one of today's most compelling emerging artists.
This event is part of the Eye on the Strand Photo Contest Series
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Strand Bookstore 828 Broadway (at 12th St.) New York, NY 10003-4805 212.473.1452  |
Michal Chelbin at Strand Books
Thursday, January 29, 2009
An Eye on the Strand Event with Michal Chelbin Strangely Familiar: Acrobats, Athletes and Other Traveling Troupes
Michal Chelbin will discuss her first monograph, a provocative collection of photographs that depicts performers and wrestlers from small towns in the Ukraine, Eastern Europe, England and Israel. Her work straddles the public and private arenas, allowing viewers the titillation of getting a behind-the-scenes look without seeming intrusive or voyeuristic. Although Chelbin's influences--August Sander, Diane Arbus--are readily apparent, her vision is fiercely her own.
This event is part of the Eye on the Strand Photo Contest Series
(at 12th St.)
New York, NY 10003-4805
FEBRUARY 4th, 2009 - ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY PANEL - 7 PM
Javitts Convention Center. © Jon Ortner / www.ortnerphoto.com
The focus will be on the business of acquiring/working with clients, producing the photographs, shooting digital vs. film, and managing the money (in terms of fees, expenses).
Panelist will talk about work with moderator, showing samples of photography and business related materials, followed by a Question and Answer opportunity with the general audience.
Scheduled Panelists (subject to change):
David Burney (Commissioner of Planning and Design for the city of New York): www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/home/home.shtml
Photographers:
Billy Cunningham: www.billycunninghamphotography.com
Elliott Kaufman: www.ekaufman.com
Daniel Mirer: www.danielmirer.com
Jon Ortner: www.ortnerphoto.com
Geoffrey Gross: www.geoffreygross.com
Frank Ritter: www.ritterphoto.com
Michael Weber: www.michaelweberphoto.com
Costs:
ASMP members: FREE
Students: FREE with valid I.D.
Nonmembers: $30 (Cash only)
A summary of the 2008 event:
http://www.brianrose.com/journal/2008_02_01_archive.html
Time: February 4th, 2009, 6:30PM - 9PM
SOHO PHOTO (google map)
15 White Street (between Church Street and West Broadway)
New York City, 10013
pizza and drinks at 6:30pm
event begins at 7pm
JANUARY 2009
Michal Chelbin at Strand Books
JANUARY 2009
Blake Discher Negotiating Event
Do you panic when you have to discuss money with a client? Do you talk too fast, ramble or sound indignant? Do you give in too fast to a lower price or broad licensing terms?
Blake Discher will teach you the steps to become a top negotiator. This critical skill can change your business in the most profound way - more and better work!
Blake will walk you through real world scenarios, show you how to listen and talk to prospects turning them into loyal clients.
Date: January 13TH, 2009
Time: pizza and drink at 6:30, Event begins at 7pm
Location: studio 385 - 385 Broadway, NYC
Sponsored by Microsoft
DECEMBER 2008
Holiday Party 2008
December 5, 2008
L Gallery Studio 104 Reade Street
FREE TO MEMBERS
Raffle Prizes from Pocket Wizard, Wacom, Lost Luggage, Steady Tracker, Lexjet, and More!
Fine Art Lecture by James Bleecker
December 10th at Allen Sheppard Gallery 530 West 25th Street
HIGH LINE: NEW PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAMES BLEECKER
"High Line: New Photographs by James Bleecker" is currently running at the Allen Sheppard Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, in Chelsea. The show has been extended to January 17.
Allen Sheppard remarks, "Bleecker captures the High Line at night through sheets of rain, from a puddle-hugging perspective. Out of mist the structure looms like a rivet-studded apparition. These atmospheric images wash over the viewer with a mood at once timeless and contemporary."
Edgar Munhall, Curator Emeritus of The Frick Collection, comments, "Technically perfect and rigorously composed, James Bleecker's photographs are capable of reducing you to tears by their melancholy beauty."
In the words of the photographer, “Catching only the odd headlight, traffic signal, or security light, the High Line at night is simply a dark presence, a shadow slightly less dark than the background. My favorite moments are when its outline merges with the night sky and you sense only a faint shimmer -- the heads of a thousand rivets flashing like dark jewels."
In addition to his gallery shows, James Bleecker has received commissions from David Rockefeller, The Morgan Library, The Frick Collection, and The American Museum of Natural History. In 2007 he photographed “Tuxedo Park: The Historic Houses” (Tuxedo Historical Society/Black Dome Press). Bleecker's photographs of New York City decorate the sets of the 2008 Dreamworks film, "Ghost Town." The artist lives in Greenwich Village -- a few blocks away from his family's eponymous street.
Preview the show at: http://www.jamesbleecker.com/HighLine.shtml
NOVEMBER 2008
November 20, 2008
Judy Hermann, Taking Control of Your Control
Are you satisfied with the work you're creating? Do your clients appreciate what you bring to the table? Are you struggling with how to steer your business in the direction you want? Judy Herrmann of Herrmann+Starke will share real-world tactics for developing and implementing a plan that will take your career where you want it to go. You'll learn how to achieve your creative and financial goals, anticipate and adapt to business and technological change, and build a satisfying and stable photography business. Whether you're just starting out or have years of experience, the tools and techniques shown in this program will give you greater control over your future.
November 12, 2008
Quarterly Braintrust Meeting
15 White Street, 6:30PM
- 21st - Meet and Greet
6:00 - 10:00pm at STUDIO 385, 368 Broadway
Stop by to meet some of the vendors participating in PPE, along with fellow ASMP members, panelists, and the curious about ASMP!
We will be having a slide show of members work again, please email me your best one image for the projection, have your name in the image, preferrably against a neutral background at the lower right hand corner. send the files to me <stephen@stephenmallon.com> resolution - 1000x1000 pixels @ 72dpi, jpeg level 8. ONE IMAGE EACH, ONE IMAGE ONLY!
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL, FOOD AND DRINK WILL BE SERVED!
OCTOBER 2008
- 2nd - Web Panel at Calumet
6:30pm - 9:00pm at Calumet, NYC 22 west 22nd street
Presented by Salem Krieger
In today's world of photography from the commercial to the fine art, websites are a critical element in both marketing your work and simply maintaining an online presence. In order to understand the abundance of options available in creating your website, maintaining your site and making sure people can find you, are all part of this seminar. ASMPNY has invited LiveBooks, SiteWelder, MSLK Design and Axxiem Web Solutions, to speak on template website building, search optimization and customized website building. The panelists offer solutions and insight to assist the audience in making a clear and educated decision for their web needs. A Q&A session will also be part of the seminar. Pizza & light drinks will be available
Free to ASMP members
Non-Members $20.00
- 10th - ASMP National President, Todd Joyce, Speaks
630pm at 355 Lexington Avenue, 9th floor
Please join us to meet ASMP national president Todd Joyce- here him speak about the national office, plans for the organization, and orphan works.
This event is free and open to the public - space it limited so please rsvp to phill - philip64@mac.com to reserve a spot.
This event is sponsored and hosted by Aaron Schindler/ Wealth Advisory Group
- 20th - Thomas Werner, Business of Fine Art Photography
7:00-9:00pm at The Apple store, 767 5th ave
The Business of Fine Art Photography - Core Concepts by Thomas Werner Is the Fine Art Photography world a place for you? How do you analyze your work? How do you build a relationship with a gallery? And what happens when you get an exhibition? Thomas Werner presents this fast-paced seminar giving you insights into the fine art business world. It is critically important to develop multiple ways to promote and support your business. Thomas explains how creating and properly marketing a body of fine art work can help you achieve these goals.
SEPTEMBER
- 18th - ASMP Close Up Contest, Curated by Nina Trivedi opens at Calumet
6-9pm at 22 West 22nd Street, 2nd floor
Curated by Nina Trivedi, The exhibition, Close-Up, considers the question of how we become subjects and how that process might be revealed in photography by drawing from Emmanuel Levinas' book, Existents and Existence. Does photography's fracturing of time, space and narrative provide some of the basic principles of this particular set of thoughts? Does Photography create its own philosophy through its format?
Nina Trivedi is a London based performance artist and curator. Currently pursuing an MFA in Curating at Goldsmiths College. Previous projects include, Photo 50 for the London Art Fair, Bad Year Blimp at Alma Enterprises and Parallel Lines with the Glasgow School of Art.
Opening is free and open to the public- wine will be served!
MAY
- Stock Photography Panel
POSTPONED! Unfortunately we have had to postpone the stock photography panel, originally scheduled for May 15th. In this business things often come up at short notice, and this has been the case for two of our panelists. We apologize for the inconvenience and will announce the new date for this great event in the e-newsletter and on this website. Please check back soon.
- (American Institute of Architects)
- From Creative Vision to Financial Health:
How to Use Business Profits to Achieve Wealth & Protection Goals
ASMPNY Legal Panel Event
Wednesday May 7th, 2008 at 15 White Street
Panelists:
Samiya (Simi) Mir - Katona & Mir
David B. Wolf - Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP
Andrew Berger - Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Victor S. Perlman - ASMP
Moderator:
Matt Greenslade - Matt Greenslade Photography Inc.
RESOURCES
Katona & Mir LLP offers a free initial consultation to ASMP members.
Katona & Mir LLP
49 West 37th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 944-1529
Fax: (212) 553-7370
www.katonamir.com
41 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Telephone: 212-974-7474
Facsimile: 212-974-8474
Email: cdas@cdas.com
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
900 Third Avenue,
New York, New York 10022
Telephone: (212) 508-6700
Facsimile: (212) 371-1084
www.thshlaw.com
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS:
Copyright Office Visual Arts Division: 202 707 8202 (Ask for a supervisor)
WEBSITES
Registering your copyright:
www.asmp.org/copyright
www.copyright.gov/
www.editorialphoto.com
http://www.peterkrogh.com/copyright/main.html
ftp://johnharrington.com/copyright_reg_formVA_sample.pdf
How to Register the Copyrights for Your Photographs by Carolyn E. Wright (www.photoattorney.com) http://www.naturescapes.net/102005/cw1005.htm
http://www.apanational.com/files/public/MassRegistration.pdf
Definitions for licensing photography
Picture Licensing Universal System: www.useplus.com
BOOKS
* ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography (Sixth Ed.)
Price: $23.95 / ASMP members $21.00
http://www.asmp.org/publications/asmp.php
* Licensing Photography by Richard Weisgrau and Victor S. Perlman, Allworth Press.
* Business and Legal Forms for Photographers (3rd Edition) by Tad Crawford, Allworth Press.
* The Professional Photographer’s Legal Handbook by Nancy E. Wolff, Allworth Press.
* The Law (in Plain English) ® for Photographers by Leonard D. DuBoff, Allworth Press.
* Best Business Practices for Photographers by John Harrington, Thomson.
DOWNLOADS
Right mouse-click and select "Save Target As ..." to download.
JUNE
June 5th, 2008 - Self-Publishing at Fastback Books.
Fastback Creative Books presents a tour for those who want to design their own book for production with FCB.
This session offers an introduction to on-demand printing and binding as well as an overview of the design and and layout process for those who want to create a short run book.
Participants can also sign-up for a basic Adobe InDesign CS2/CS3 layout workshop for getting the best results with their book design project. This workshop is free and will be offered on a number future dates.
Space is limited: Email: davidarky@mindspring.com to reserve your place!
Cost: FREE Instructor: Sarah Meskin, Designer.
Fastback Creative Books
16 W. 23 Street, 3rd Floor
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 6pm
JULY
ASMP PICNIC
IMAGE 08 - Exhibit Opening
Close Up, A National Photo Contest for ASMP Members
AUGUST
APRIL
- Commercial Portfolio Review, April 30th 2008, at Focus Rental, NYC.
- Thomas Werner Business Of Fine Art, April 17th 2008 at Parsons.
MARCH
- Insurance Event, Commercial Insurance
- Adobe Workshops Cs3 and Lightroom at Calumet
FEBRUARY
Architectural Photography Panel, Feb 27 2008, at 15 White Street.
ASMPNY Holiday Party 2007
Tell your clients you'll call them back after your head shrinks!
When: Friday Dec 7th
6:30pm til 11pm
Where: Calumet
22 W 22nd 2nd flr ( enter 2 doors east of the store after hours)
Free to ASMP Members / $20 for guests
Over $6000 in raffle prizes
Twistedpix.com
Modern Postcard
Calumet
Agency Access
Calumet
ThinkTankPhoto
Drive Digital
Lensbabies
Site Welder
* Drive Digital prize restricted to ASMP Members only
DEC 12TH PEER GROUP MEETING AKA PROJECT BRAIN TRUST FREE! MEMBERS ONLY
Think you work in a vacuum and don't have enough significant interaction with your peers? Having estimating or other business related issues? Want to develop your career but don't know exactly how? Then the ASMP NY's peer groups - aka "Project Braintrust" - may be for you.
It's a chance to network, make some connections, exchange information and resources, bounce some ideas around, and get constructive advice from your peers. Meetings are monthly, with a cap of six photographers per group. What happens in meetings? Marketing advice, portfolio reviews, negotiation, rights, or how to research and shoot personal work, etc. -- we'll provide some suggested guidelines for running the meetings but in the end it's up to you!
If you are interested, email Jason Gardner at jason@jasongardner.net with the following info:
Name
Email address
Tel #
What you shoot
and what you are looking to get out of the groups
Can you join us Dec 12th? Light drink and food will be served.
When: Wednesday Dec 12th
6:30pm til 8:30pm
Where: Soho Photo
15 White Street
ASMP Members Only
PDN On The Road in New York City - December 3–4
101 Riverviews, 101 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY
ASMP is once again sponsoring the PDN On The Road seminar series. Making money and saving time are critical! Find solutions and alternatives for this changing and intensely competitive market. A line up of impressive guest speakers scheduled for each seminar will include leading industry professionals and high profile photographers.
And, because of our sponsorship, ASMP members get a $25 discount for the two-day seminar (down to $210) and a $10 discount on the one-day seminar (down to $115).
For complete seminar details and to register, visit: www.pdnontheroad.com
Lois Greenfield: Bodies in Motion
Wouldn't it be great to see how Lois Greenfield captures such incredible images of the human form in motion? The workshop participants will photograph some of Lois' favorite dancers in her studio in New York. Using Broncolor strobes that stop action at 1/2000 of a second, Lois' Hasselblad camera and her Leaf Valeo 22-megapixel digital back, the photographers will expand not only their ability to "see" the elusive moment of capture but imagine its narrative and emotional possibilities. Lois will explain how she achieves her signature crystal-sharp images and creates sculptural lighting for bodies in motion.
The group is limited to eight so everyone can shoot a lot. Participants can bring their own camera, film and/or software if they wish. Workshop Fee: $850 includes use of all Lois' studio equipment and a light lunch for both days, plus $100 dancer fee. ASMP members receive a 10% discount on the Workshop Fee.
Weekend dates available.
Call Jack for more information or to sign up:
212 633 9595
jack AT loisgreenfield.com
www.loisgreenfield.com/events/workshops.html
Howard Schatz at the Apple Store
A free lecture series presented by ASMP
Late schedule change!
We’ve just been informed that the Apple Store presentation by Howard Schatz, originally slated for Moday November 5, has been moved to Tuesday November 6. Same time as before: 6:30 pm.
Next Tuesday, November 6th, ASMP and Apple will present a Pro Session lecture by photographer Howard Schatz.
When: Tuesday, November 6th, at 6:30 pm
Where: The Apple Store at 103 Prince Street, New York City
Admission is free and the public is invited. Space is limited, though, and it’s first come, first served.
Please visit www.apple.com/go/asmp/ for last-minute updates.
The photographs of Howard Schatz are exhibited in museums and photography galleries internationally and are included in innumerable private collections. He has received international acclaim for his work.
His 17th book, H2O has just been published.
2ND ANNUAL FINE ART REVIEW at adorama NOV 7TH!
This is a chance to get your work viewed and reviewed by a powerful group of curators from galleries, fine art magazines, and museums from the New York area.
Please bring prints/folios no larger then 16x20 for viewing. We will not have any computers on hand so if you are planning on showing something via computer please bring a lap top. same goes for transparencies- I don't reccomend it but if you do you must have your own light box, preferrably battery powered.
THIS IS A MEMBERS ONLY EVENT PLEASE RSVP WITH YOUR ASMP MEMBERSHIP NUMBER
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When: Wednesday, November 7th, doors at 6:30pm event starts at 7:00pm
Where: Adorama, 42 West 18th Street 5th floor, New York City
ASMPNY presents Stephen Wilkes
Sponsored by Canon
Ellis Island - Ghosts of Freedom - Lecture and book signing
Please note this event has been rescheduled and the location has changed. It will now take place on November 19th.
Stephen Wilkes is one of the leading location photographers in the United States, recognized for his work in the corporate and advertising industries, for his fine art photography, and for his international projects.
Stephen Wilkes will sign copies of his book "Ellis Island - Ghosts of Freedom" after the presentation. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event at a cost is $75. Payment can be made by cash or check, but unfortunately credit cards cannot be accepted.
When: Monday, November 19th. Doors open at 6:15PM
Where: Parsons, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor, NYC.
Admission: Free to members, $10 admission for non-members.
Upcoming Workshops at Adorama - ASMP DISCOUNT!
Adorama offers a 20% discount for ASMP members on any workshop with a price of $75 or greater.
Just log into the 'Members' Benefits' page on asmp.org to find the discount code.
Please enter the code on the 'Agenda and Fees' page in the box marked 'For Admin Only' and the 20% will automatically be deducted at the checkout.
Managing Your Web Site: Seven Secret Factors for Search Engine Optimization
Instructor: Koren Reyes
Schedule: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:30 - 9:00PM
Price: $75.00 Click here for more info.
Kicking Down The Doors: Using Adobe After Effects CS3 and Time Lapse Animation
Instructor: Michael Vitti
Schedule: Sunday, November 18, 2007 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Price: $150.00 Click here for more info.
The Business of Photography: Marketing with the Internet
Instructor: Louisa Curtis
Schedule: Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:30 - 8:30PM
Price: $75.00
Click here for more info.
Where: Adorama, 42 West 18th Street 5th floor, New York City
ASMP SOCIAL at CALUMET OCT 17TH!
Please join us for some food and drink and conversation with asmp members, our sponsors, our panelists, and anyone else who would like to have a good time!
When: Wednesday, October 17th, 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Where: Calumet 22 West 22nd Street, New York City (enter at 20 W22nd St after the store closes)
Peter Aaron at the New York Apple store!
Once again, ASMP and Apple will be cooperating to present a series of Pro Session lectures by famous and successful ASMP photographers. This month, please join us at the New York SoHo Apple Store for a presentation by architecture photographer Peter Aaron.
When: Monday, September 24, at 6:30 pm
Where: The Apple Store at 103 Prince Street, New York City
Admission is free and the public is invited. Space is limited, though, and it’s first come, first served.
Please visit http://www.apple.com/go/asmp/ for last-minute updates.
Peter Aaron is a pioneer in combining cinematic style with architectural photography techniques. Working with digital capture, his well-composed, trademark images are always lively and luminous.
Peter’s training began with studies of organic chemistry at Oxford; he then took a BA in physics at Bard and an MFA at the NY University Institute of Film and Television. He worked as a film cameraman for a time. But then he switched to architectural photography; he did a two-year apprenticeship with Ezra Stoller. And that’s what he has stayed with for the past 35 years.
Peter is a contributing photographer with Architectural Digest and his images also frequently appear in other books and magazines. He has documented many projects by the architect Robert A M Stern, and his work is featured at www.ramsa.com and www.esto.com.
Michael Ash - The Business of Photography in 2007
Michael Ash of Radical Media will deliver his thoughts on the state of the photography industry and strategies for success in the current environment. This is one event you can't afford to miss.
Michael is one of the top photography representatives in the industry. Radical Media spans the globe with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin and Sydney.
His no-nonsense advice and honesty is guaranteed to help any photographer survive in the business today.
September 19th
Doors Open at 6:30, Event starts at 7pm
Calumet Gallery
22 West 22nd Street
New York
This event is presented in association with Calumet
ASMP National Meeting - The State of ASMP and State of the Industry
ASMP's annual state of the industry meeting is not to be missed. Traditionally one of the best-attended events of the year, this is a great opportunity to meet up with colleagues and find out what ASMP is doing for you at a national level, and what is planned for the future.
September 26th
Doors open at 6:30, Event starts at 7pm
SoHo Photo Gallery
15 White Street
New York
Corporate Photography Business Panel
Photo: © Brad Trent.
On Wednesday, July 25th, ASMPNY hosted an enlightening panel discussion on the business of corporate photography at SoHo Photo Gallery.
We would like to thank our panelists for generously giving their time and advice:
Debby Brown, Photographers' Representative, Deborah Brown and Associates
Frank Gitro, Art Director, Citi
Brad Trent, Photographer, www.bradtrent.com
Matt Greenslade (Moderator), Photographer, www.photo-nyc.com
Resources mentioned during the event:
ASMP Corporate Photography Listserv
Fotoquote
AR 100
Workbook
Wall Street Journal Annual Reports Service
www.annualreports.com
Image '07 Show Opening - Hot!
Photo: © Kevin Ou
The hottest event (literally!) of the summer gallery season was ASMPNY's Image '07 Show opening. We will have photos of the event here soon...
Sponsored by:
When: July 19th, 2007
Doors open at 6PM
Where: Gallery FCB, 16 West 23rd Street, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10010
www.galleryfcb.com
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday: 12-5
Platon - February 13th, 2007
Date: Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
A presentation by one of the greatest contemporary portrait photographers working today.
Platon has been granted extraordinary access to some of culture's most powerful, influential and controversial people - politicians, actors, directors, architects, artists, musicians and athletes.
His presentation reveals the behind-the-scenes stories behind the famous studio portraits, and leads up to his latest work on the new, bold advertising campaign for the Wall Street Journal. Launched on February 1st with a tag line of “Every Journey Needs a Journal,” Platon’s portraits are at the heart of the campaign’s image and message. A free lecture series presented by ASMP
At Capsule Studio, 873 Broadway @ 19th Street, suite 204
Please visit Platon's website: www.platonphoto.com/
Joyce Tenneson Pro Session at the Apple Store - February 12th, 2007
Noble Desktop Photoshop Retouching Seminar - January 11th, 2007
David Burnett Pro Session at the Apple Store - January 8th, 2007
ASMPNY Holiday Party - December 8th, 2006
Chase Jarvis Pro Session at the Apple Store - November 20th, 2006
Fine Art Review - October 10th, 2006
ASMPNY & APANY Summer Barbecue, Prospect Park, Brooklyn - September 17th, 2006
Jay Maisel Pro Session at the Apple Store - September 25th, 2006
Digital Asset Management with Peter Krogh Seminar - June 14th, 2006
IMAGE '06 SHOW - June 19th - June 24th, 2006
A lively opening reception for the Image '06 show was held at the Thomas Werner Gallery on June 19th, 2006.
From left to right: Evan Nisselson (CEO of Digital Railroad), Amy Stein (first place in the student category), Brandon Remler (Fujifilm), Charlotte Oestervang (first place in the professional category) and Joe Brady (Fujifilm).
Click HERE to see the winners' gallery.
Image06 Sponsors:
Assistants’ Night at Capsule Studio
If you buy pizza (and beer) they will come. And they did, to Capsule Studio for the annual assistants' night, sponsored by ASMPNY and APANY.
In a lively discussion, moderated by Jon Wasserman, assistants swapped experiences of the business of being a digital technician and advice on learning the skills to become one.
Many assistants mentioned confusion about their role on shoots. Should you be charging digital tech rates when you're asked to deal with digital files as well as carry out the traditional tasks of a photo assistant? For that matter, how do you define the role of the digital tech, and what are their responsibilities? Joseph Cartright, co-presenter of ASMP's Digital Roadshow offered the definition: "a digital tech is responsible for the ultimate file delivery." He added advice for digital techs working for luddite photographers: "what you should be is a mechanic, not a chauffer."
As with photography, the best way to learn digital tech skills is simple – assist someone who is doing it every day, and then do it yourself. James Sullivan of photoassistant.net advised "workshops will give you a good grounding and give you the skills to get in the door, but there are things that the people who use the equipment every day will teach you, that you just can't learn in a workshop."
Christopher M. Lynch, who co-presented the ASMP Digital Roadshow mentioned the importance of non-digital skills in making the transition from assisting to shooting. "To become a photographer, you need to be able to shoot and direct a set. Go out and shoot yourself some medium format digital."
Many people in the industry think digital tech skills have been "overrated," and rates will come down as digital skills become an essential part of an assistant's resume.
An assistant said "in the early days of digital, photographers didn't know what they were doing, so digital techs could charge huge rates. I just can't imagine how, a year from now, you'll be able to walk into a shoot without knowing this."
May 2nd, 2006 at Capsule Studio
Sponsored by ASMPNY and APANY
Stock Photography Seminar
Are you thinking like an advertiser? If you are, you have a better chance of producing the stock photographs that advertisers want.
At Capsule Studio, Karen D'Silva and Meg Asaro explained how advertisers sell their products by connecting with consumers' lifestyles and attitudes. Traditionally advertisers have used demographic characteristics such as age, race and income to target their advertising. Now advertisers increasingly use psychographic profiles to target consumers by their interests and aspirations. Karen said, "They're looking for an emotional hook to connect the consumers to their products. These are the things that can make your photos more marketable."
Karen and Meg took the case study of a fashion brand producing a line of sportswear. First sport must be broken down into different elements, from pre-game preparation through to the celebration of victory. For each element they showed examples of traditional imagery juxtaposed with illustrations of the same concepts aimed at people's lifestyles.
Demographics are still important. Advertisers are desperate to reach the multi-cultural market, but stock agencies don't have enough images with multi-cultural models. As a result two national brands happily used the same stock model in recent campaigns.
In terms of photographic style, Meg and Karen's advice is still to keep it real. Authenticity is still the most popular style for advertisers. "The shots must be real and we must be transported as viewers."
Please visit Karen & Meg's website at www.sparkvisualresearch.com
April 13th, 2006 at Capsule Studio
Why Specialization May Be Detrimental to Your Health:
Or How To Place Your Eggs in Many Baskets
with Ian Summers.
Think back to the first time you picked up a camera. Were you excited about shooting a multitude of subjects, or did you want to specialize?
Since the 80s photographers have been told to specialize, but Ian Summers says a commitment to vision is more likely to pay off over a career. "Art directors don't specialize, so why should photographers?"
A former creative director of the Creative Black Book and Random House, Ian now coaches commercial artists so they can fulfill their creative dreams. In Studio 3 at Shoot Digital, he told ASMP NY members about his approach and the techniques he uses.
Taking risks and making mistakes are essential, according to Ian. 95% of photographers are committed to safety, while the top 5% are committed to vision. The photographers at the top aren't afraid to take risks and make mistakes. As a result they grow creatively. He poses the question, "are you willing to give up security to grow?"
Quoting Jung, Ian explains that to find your vision you must first identify you passions and loves. Incorporate these elements into your portfolio shoots and you will find a vision you can sell. "Shooting personal work is an investment in your portfolio, and in yourself."
After an enthusiastic Q&A session, Ian finished his talk with a question and a challenge: "why would you not do what you love? And when are you going to do it?"
Please visit Ian’s website at www.heartstorming.com
April 6th, 2006 at Shoot Digital
Portfolio Review 4 - March 13th, 2006
Navigating the Health Insurance Maze - February 22nd, 2006
ASMP State of the Industry Meeting - February 2nd, 2006
ASMPNY Holiday Party 2005 - December 9th, 2005
Estimating 101 - December 1st, 2005
Show your stuff - October 11th, 2005
Image 05 reception- July 2005
Assistants Hexathalon - May 7th, 2005
Digital makeover -April 28th, 2005
Art Buyer's panel - April 11th, 2005
Financial Planning Night - March 2005
Portfolio Review 3 - February 2005
Holiday Party - December 2004
Insurance Benefits with ASMP - Monday, November 15, 2004
Shoot Digital - Tuesday, Nov 9th
The Business of Fine Art Photography - Tuesday, October 12th
Shooting Tour of Green-Wood Cemetery - Saturday, June 5th 2004
Copyright Panel - Tuesday, April 13th 2004
What are your possibilities? Special Students Night - April 1st2004
Portfolio Review 2 - March 16th2004
IMAGE 04 - March 8th 2004
See the winners
Fine Art Photography Salon, presented in coordination with
the ASMPNY Fine Art Specialty Group - Wednesday, February 25th 2004
ASMPNY Holiday Party- Friday, December 5 2003
ASMPNY in association with SPAR present
PHOTOGRAPHERS REPS PANEL DISCUSSION - Tuesday, November 18th 2003
Assistants Night - Thursday October 16th 2003
ASMPNY IMAGE03 Photo Competition- Thursday October 14th 2003a
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